Good morning! We are minutes away from the December CPI report. I’ll be on Bloomberg TV to discuss inflation, the Fed and the macro outlook at 12:10 pm ET today.…
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The Fed should take credit and go home
Today’s jobs report was full of good news. The US economy added 223,000 jobs in December. The employment-to-population ratio and the employment rate increased slightly (0.2 and 0.1 percentage points,…
Read My Lips – by Stephanie Kelton
You probably remember the line. George HW Bush delivered the infamous line at the Republican National Convention on August 18, 1988. His message was aimed at Democrats (who took control…
Happy New Year! – by Stephanie Kelton
Happy New Year and thanks for subscribing the lens. It is a true honor to share this forum with you. I hope to provide much more content in the new…
Policymaking in a Pan(dem)ic – by Stephanie Kelton
As many of you know, I co-host a weekly podcast for MarketWatch. It’s called Best New Ideas in Money and each episode is about 25 minutes long. It’s perfect for…
Debating the R-Word – by Stephanie Kelton
Happy holiday! I have been working on an important project and hope to share this news with you soon. In the meantime, I have a lot to say about the…
Join my new subscriber chat
Today I’m announcing a new addition to my Substack publication: The Lens Subscriber Chat. This is a conversation space in the Substack app that I’ve set up exclusively for my…
Consider Minsky for a moment
In my last post, I wrote about growing concerns that the Federal Reserve’s rate hikes could trigger a financial crash that spills over into financial markets. with yesterday’s prize in…
Professor Keen’s Torrens Lecture – by Stephanie Kelton
Earlier this year, I participated in the act of presentation of a new study program in Economics of Sustainability at the University of Torrens. The program offers students the opportunity…
The CHIPS and Science Act – by Stephanie Kelton
On August 9, President Biden signed bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 into law. Today, the president is in my home state, promoting the legislation at the IBM facility…